Saudi Arabia: 20 Umrah pilgrims killed, 29 injured in bus accident
Jeddah: Twenty Umrah pilgrims died and 29 were injured in Saudi Arabia on Monday, in a fire that broke out after a bus hit a bridge and overturned.
The victims were on their way to Makkah to perform Umrah.
The accident is said to have occurred due to a brake failure in the bus while on the road connecting the Asir Province and Abha city.
Teams of the Saudi Civil Defence and Red Crescent Authority visited the accident site for rescue operations.
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Fire in Mumbai hospital; no casualty
Mumbai (PTI): A fire broke out in the X-ray department of the civic-run Sion Hospital in central Mumbai on Tuesday, officials said.
There was no report of any casualties, they said.
The blaze erupted in an air conditioning unit on the ground floor of the hospital's X-ray department at 11.57 am, an official said.
After being alerted by the hospital's dean, the fire brigade, police and civic staff rushed to the spot, and the blaze was doused, he said.
